Listener Crossword 4316: Solution Notes
Delightful Punishment by MynoT
Puzzle explanation
The title suggests “super imposition”. In clashing cells the two letters are superimposed thus: F/L onto E, I onto T, O onto Q, P onto B/R, V onto W.
Clue explanations
Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
| No | Answer | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Across | ||
| 1 | OAT | OAT(h) |
| 4 | EASED | (c)EASED |
| 8 | ACTS | CAST * |
| 12 | UNREINED | (DENIER + NU) < |
| 13 | HOVE | 2 meanings |
| 14 | IAGO | 2 references (character in Othello, and Spanish St James) |
| 15 | GALLS | homophone of GAULS |
| 17 | PASHM | PAS + HM |
| 18 | STEEPED | STEED around PE |
| 19 | SLAT | SLAT(tern) |
| 21 | UMAMI | UMA + MI |
| 23 | SEVER | SEVERAL − (A + L) |
| 25 | STRAWS | (S + WARTS) < |
| 26 | PITIER | PI + TIER |
| 28 | PLAST | P + LAST |
| 31 | PACER | SPACER − S(kill) |
| 33 | FLAN | FLAN(k) |
| 34 | OLOGIST | (GOT OILS) * |
| 36 | LASTS | SAT * in (L(ace) + S(atin)) |
| 37 | DRANK | DR + ANK(h) |
| 38 | SETA | (e)S(s)E(n)T(i)A(l) |
| 39 | VENT | (e)VENT |
| 40 | NINE-EYES | NI + NÉE + YES |
| 41 | STEW | 2 meanings |
| 42 | LOPES | LOPERS − R |
| 43 | USE | (A)U(s)S(i)E(s) |
| Down | ||
| 1 | QUINSY | Y after QUINS |
| 2 | ANAPESTS | cf. Morse code for U (dit-dit-dah) |
| 3 | GEOSTRATEGY | GEO + STRAY around (T + EG) |
| 4 | LIGHT | LIG + HT |
| 5 | ANAMNESES | A + MEANNESS * |
| 6 | SEESAW | SEE + SAW |
| 7 | DISEUR | DIS + EUR |
| 9 | COURANTE | (r)ACONTEUR * |
| 10 | TWEE | (e)TWEE |
| 11 | SEND IN | SIN around END |
| 16 | TEMPTRESSES | TEMP + TRESSES |
| 20 | PERSIENNE | PERSIENNES − S |
| 22 | TRICORNE | 2 meanings |
| 24 | CERASTES | CE + RA + SETS < |
| 27 | VROUWS | V + (U in ROWS) |
| 28 | BRIDAL | (BA around RID) + L |
| 29 | ALTAIR | ALTAR around I |
| 30 | INCASE | 2 meanings |
| 32 | HAKES | 2 meanings |
| 35 | LEFT | 2 meanings |